The Vinita Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 23, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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oftc Vinita Chieftain
WKy Edition
The VliiUa Chieftain t. published every Thursday
morning at Vinita Indian Territory. It is the oldest
aud rnnst eatenslvely read newspaper in the Northern
district. It Is In lt twenty-third year an 1 has a genera!
circulation throughout the north half of the Indian Ter-
ritory. The subscription price of the paper Is ll.uo a
year always tti advance. A postal card will get a sample
copy anywere In the t'nited Stat.
D. M. MARKS Editor and Owner.
If iloosevelt succeed lu hit attempt to Imld the to
treat armies in the Tar T-tt apart until the issac con-
faience ts held-well we'll have to pin It on him that
all. '
A weed cutting society would be a good diversion tltes
growing time. The cuckiebur might tea proper subject
for discussion at an early date before the fruit Is ripe;
then the Jim peon would tie a good one for a later topic.
Let' have a weed society.
Thursday
VINITA I. T.
June K PsV
You can help make a Creater Vinita.
The way to b'lild sewers I to build thein.
The show is gone -likewise much U change.
The sanitary committee ought to get busy or resign.
lot.
Cut the weeds and charge it up to the owner of the
Take the children to the circa; of course ou don't
care to go.
It's a poor sort of a man who cannot tlud a few weeds
to cut these day.
It used to be the Wild Weir tuw it it gtt!tig to be
"the Wild and Kay Ust."
A man has been d. wow red In Vinita who can use an
ordinary d.i.u with reverence.
The Chautauqua assembly to be he'd her July U to
1M inclusive will uudjuUedly be the greatest literary
and educational attract ion vr brought to our city. It
la hoped that all who can will assist the management In
a way to make this assembly a success that It may
come again each year.
A look at the tut of property owner who have sub-
scribed to the sewer fund In a pretty good lode of the
progressive spirits of Vinita. When we get to a place
where such enterprises do not Lave to depend on private
subscription but can be laid agaist the abutting prop.
rty we can build a city.
xerretary llltcticovk telegrapUd.superlntendcnt Noble
of tie Tonoa Indian agency that hi buffalo should be
killed fur the banquet of the National Lditortal A -elation.
The superintendent replied that only one old male
buffalo l ad been killed and "God pity the editors:" Tlw
danger of eaterminatiou mel to b on the other side.
Willi a ball game and a cirvu all the same day Vm-
Ha s cup of joy Is about fall.
Ilussia seem to tie in a greater hurry to make peace
Willi Japan than she was to start the war
With the price of oil as low a. a l.a.f a d
the from led search fur oil laud continues.
lar a barrel
A reward await the man who can draw up a deep
wf'l r.i ract that haen'l a lawsuit attachei somewhere.
t-at Sunday a Chicago woman U1 on a bridge
watching for the recovery of the nun from whom she a
divorced ou Saturday. lp in Wisconsin another woman
was waiting for him to come and marry ler. In the
meantime a chauffeur was eiplainuig why he drove the
automobile luto an open bridge at the rate of twenty
miles an houi. American life hat Its peculiar features.
Wait! Wait!
EUJctt - San3ir$
M?rc. Co's
July 8-221I
iHjii't fail to attend the Commercial Club meetm to-
night. It means sewers for the busmen portion of the
city.
The Chieftain acknowledges a very kind invitation to
attend the Oklahoma City race meeting June " to July
4 at kiahoma City.
It l !; to take a jret d-: uf ari.m. r.t to pur-
suade the average Vinua man c" wtjitian tha wttou Is
t-. umi L'vautifui lawn C.iwer.
Ttie removal of J. l'entr Wislo;ii tr- m the offl.-e of
chief cler in the t'uiuii Agetii-y at Muikiee ts another
Wirnih to iiuuidol eijth!;i.v4m
I? the fatu!.ir I ( h company gU a few more whacks
at ttie price of territory oil the dm.-ks may l carel
tway and the land planied in late corn.
Th ro.mltig Chautautjua teinttttiir July 13 and !jt
In; eiijlit dais can be ma le one of the tnt t'roiitable
and popular littfrary enterprbws Vinita tia-s ever under
taeu. Ihe etcellenl list of attractions outfit to btinr
a treat many people to Vinita. ItmuU furntshinK our own
towtispwple with more than a week's round cf hi'!t-clav
entertainments. iJet everibtr In Vinita do something
to he''P along the Chautau uaard make It aifrrat sorves.
The hirtact man and the net waist girl go hand in
land tivlay andottier pwt lejear after ysar kef o throw
Ingttieir cloth away. Ttie o.at and ve.t are laid to ml
and where is the rWy sJ.al ? If th cl.thes get .fewer
and t flintier in spots what will l the end of it all t oh
what wui the kJilrtwiist itian uke nest frcm the things
!. has to wear? And wht wiu the r.tvaM kMrl thmw
J from the shouldrs m-w almt.t !ar!" Ttie hirtwaitt
man an! the titw.t girl go rollicking dvwn tle wjy.
Hte we started a trid that is going to end in the old
Cgdeaf fas!.l;n vxne day 1
Tlie amount of tri-al tat paid by Muskogee was nut
enough to make no much fuss abut after all. In another
sis months it wouldn't have U-en anything
They are praying fur rain at We: Mo. and for
dry weather in Hie Indian Territory. This is ItvW i a
great country and dlversitled tn Its Interests.
Ttie Katy threatens to build a xn-n drpt wiU. a
tlieronf. Ttie number of such bunding with real tile
roofs is not lgion in otlir word. the o!d-t inhabitant
never saw one.
The four runaway buffalo that escaped fr-. n the
raiK-h in Oklalxiiua Sunday have Un captured but
nothing hard of the reporter who trlei to get away with
the gate receipt.
t'p to date MuskogHe has not askwl for tlie peace con-
fereiuf which tweaks ttie record as she aked for
everything else including remit tance of the triiiai ta
and the rtmovl of Ilitrhcx'k.
The country t.wm to have lt :g!.t of the fact that
a little br.n man named Togo had more to do with the
praee proposals Itctwenn the two beligerent nations in
the Kant than has Mr. House v el t or anyone else.
The sent i:nent in Vinita against allowing the M. K.
T' -siIral to construct a w.nIendt tsaliout utisnl-
moiM. When work U-gin which will lie within the licit
Ave ear an Indignation meeting should I called.
A big etatehood convention is to m held at Oklahoma
City July composed or tme thomwna delegates. Other
towns are calling mans meetings to eWt delegates. Vtn-
Ua and t he sveond rwordlng district must not gt lft.
The editor of the Muskogee Times tella about seeing
a J.i'ty w it !i her garden luise audi eicialaia with gladsome
gl thr be would like to ?e more such sigt.ta In Mus-
kcg. Ttie Tlineis man is Iran but he took care to call
n I; in ".
The i?.uivi cjiotulttee of tha shit intenoarrWd
fii;s of the t'iieri)ke Nation will hold a meeting la
cttr rtett fitriftilay to determine eht rourse to 'r
i-i ti nist.ter f '.' a CtiO!.ri'ir!. w ! 'i f j
Marriage Is perhaps the only game of chance ever
mvinted at which It is p.ss.hle for ra-h plaier to l.se.
Too often after m.icti sotsr-ctatl drrent t.n end n.t
pfmtd:tate i mtsdrason tjth sid-v -ne draws a blank
and the other a l.br. After latl.nt aiifhiii In t!
m t ri Ti !..! pMl one Ian Is a stmgaree and the other a
hull htad. One ejsfcli to capture a demi gvd who hits
the earth only In huh pls.-rss t! other tri wed a wine-
gla.sv angel who will make his Kknlc b..wr me lot-
Irawu sigh of est a tic bliss The result is that one is tied
T! following etry of Admiral Iktwey is told tj ie
of the sailors who returned on the Haleigh ; Just Uh.re
the battle of Manila wtien the otd. r was given to tr;p
foracti' ti the smallest powder bny on t.he flag ship
dropped las dat ovsrtxvaM. He ake4 trmlv.i. n to
jump after it but u refused Ite went to t!c side of
the ship dropi-vd wertinard tecuverthl his oat and was
promptly arteste! fv..r disithenc. Admiral Is?e
ioke kindly to the U y who tgan to weep and sa d t!.e
tf as the ttttl tas matter Is concern.! tt u t t
an liwident C. i.s. leret ty ! s:f tt r t svull t. t
Justify the cpinhm in which Hi(cU-k Uhtld i:tt!t
teiritofit-s It .t tt. ivrtfj .M (hs on V .
in his sisiet.stic natr4tsi it of the c ; ' wh
unfortonately f r trea;e!tes more . lws Iejn-.liA up.
w him. and haU.r j ig1:yea?i.lthwfj'.a.i':e-lha!fei
of n-re Uan a million intelligent irMwtve Ameri.an
!! I ;e It d -srwt fall to the It of mst a.en to a. !.ie
- - r " - i iu All 1J tr y utl Mill llreil-"!". 1 i l I le (' -l VI fl'Siy 1! ! I ) ! if ' I
coat cotitainevl his mother's picture which he h l iui :-rh a distincthwi in klCri au Ti
!wi. ml . i; i i.. i.i if i. iu... ..... liiM.'t i .'t .n it .. .mi i. ... .
- -. . . .t j - ' - in. m in ijo l(lrl) U
filled with tears lie ftf!y enihra.-ed tt Uy and ordered .om' a; any people with mUtn he ha to deal the
him to I released aajlng: ' Ikiys who lose their moth-j Psider.l to tl ecw.trsrj im w ithstand.t.g - iglaWaii
ers eiuo.t'N t) f ik IUii h. im . .r . . . '
er enough to risk tltr lives tor lr picture cannot u
kept In irons on this Cet." j
William alij: witni;o ni toi;
one war cloud d-sr not disappear until another i.n ! . .Wl:Ual '!'lt- -J' l) .sr!le.
uism tU l.oriw. Tlfifferw. w-: .... ... ! ' at i.utl.rte last Mk Ufore tie
I ranee over Mons-cj re Just how weight u. tl.
.urwjan markets and lnd je. t;r iihi our own It ti
es d t! at tiie pfogreve n.ade in bringing kboat ic
egouatlons U-tweeri liut i JM would I-..
favorablr received In Korjw that theshrk msrket would
N'atts.j l-l.tviial Aswviatioit i tU ubset of re for a;
Aotoivg otir tt.tt-s he Mid t f jilowii.-
Tlie I'rt drnt l a sa-.M-ssf-Jl refoftuer He hssd ne
0;n Useful things m tie wat. e has ha I f big
hat tonal stage end I as te'i uh-r t?i iimr.gt.t ff jlf.
t buoyant . n Tues-iay wtn the U.u rsre.jn after 1 ' 1 'ni " cU'1'1 im t ' ' r
the leyUdats. but ttl tie me.!l.. II- M. ...... U l"n !n -right class for a
to a s altern who slouches around the bouse w ith her hair government are tiding th.'.r ar lev
done tn tins In a dirty cwllar and with a dime novel: a
fmir like a(ua fort is an I a tuice like a cat Cght. The
othr to a boudluns who cvmes borne from ttie lodge at 2
a. m. and whoops arid tiowis for her to come down and
help him 5n I the keyhole.
The work of the sewer committees selected by the
Ciwimeanal Club a week ago. arnl Its favorable report
to the ciub last night. Is one of t! rnst Important and
Uneflcial movements that tas ln Inaugurated in
Vinita at any time. The Incessant struggle of this com-
mittee to place the waterworks and sewerage of the city
In reach of the business portion of the place aluld be
appreciated by every citlien and probity owner. It
would 1 hard to conceive of what might happen should
this enterprise fail. Ttie efficiency and value of tlie win ie
system of waterworks and drainage would tie In large
measure a failure s!ul i net this scheme iatteral sewer-
we fall thriHigh. The health cf the community Is at
stake which Is of more importance than any one thing
With a completed sewer sife anl ouf rWuti ter
supply Vinita steps easily to the front of all other ter-
ritory cstics in tunt of health and cleauUties.
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Mr. Fentrei Wil.m. U'e chief cler at the I'nson
Indiaii Agency is now one of the historical figures In the
territory and his niche In the Uli of fame ts cure
Musk-igee I'heonlg.
Te. but how almiit the salarv.
Williaiii E.. Curtis thinks or at leant saji-that we
will have "anahy' In the territory heft. ar unless a
fate Is erected to take Immediate place of the tribal
government when tlr esplre. Wa want itthxd
ba-Jiy enough foodnesa knows: but the people of this
wi s Is to ar v
ttie ho.idays but tn the meantime Ue Mi rowan s tu.
tlon hmme-l up and instead of bos jain y there ws
lute fear and winse-jntia dep-ression. It ts hut vi u 1
that there wi:i t a i-ewatioti rf hoti:iti. in n i
IasI while tfrt peace r.egotiat;ons ate 1ndir.ir n.l in.
1-l it is unit probwble thst a very derisive land ltti.
may im fought wtct the emissaries of t- to waning
If in t ).: !..'
Japan should S victoiious ae alwav Us lfsn. It
would se-n that the war must 1 epd.;y terminate)
which event would be haJ.e-l wall joy thr..uk'i. t tit
Clvilued world. While all Kun-pe Is s; .prehensile or
the outcv).n of tU Morixcocoutnjvr it Is tn-t believed
in An.erua that tlre will be... wf ttMn iiermin
and Trance i.ermany'a attitude Is entirely die ( the
Kaiser who in one way or an 'r is detern.tnwi to keep
prominently lf .re the world Although It i thirty
years sn-e the irr. st Tiancj Prussian war franc hM
not fotgotteu the !eH: which she then learned. The
Cght'ng spirit was ail taken out cf the people and they
are In no mood for a quarrel with Germany at this tim.
Hence It Is believed here that no war will result ttwem
the two nations. With the Mororeau question settled
and peace cmcludssl ttween Ritosia and Japan ti fooi.
datlon should be laid for abetter stock market.- Haliway
World.
HUM) TO 1 J C STIC I-
Much disappoint merd is felt In the Indian Tertltyry
that tlie Tresidetit Is so rwiily disp-wed to fall In with
the opinion of fwrvtary llitch.-w k. Tliis dia imint-
ment is sUred to a large ea tent b Oklahoma wher the
pre-! lent tuas many friends and where the cr. tary hss
vefy few.
It appears that the eecretarj'a pnecut n.n of the land
frauds has worked atrohifly upon the president. There
is no purj.we here to detract from the worked Mr. II U -cock
In this particular ror to acuM him any more than
due f red it for ht vigilance in the matter of enfoicing
tt.elasvs. Hit thai has n.thlng whatever to do with his
very shabby treatment of the territories. It teems to he
a hallucination with Hitchcock that a territory Is a pro-
vince to be M.ed lustra I of a government to he admin-
istered. Sesrs! times Mr. Ilitchcn k has peid visits to
these two territories ami has demeaned himwif m a
manner ra!cuUtel to earn th.mnigh coiitemt.
not ll.acl toward the people actwrdiiig to the plain
elide of a gentleman. His attitude has been that of
superrlhou cttitempt II has opined statehood He
tld the pressint !. legite In itigress tliat "your people
down thr are ad thieves." He has In every manner
sought to make hln'self the htt. man that he Is.
That the president should fall so templet! tuto the
cpSniuns cf anch a man Is etceedinelf dtsaM.'itt i Th.
' ' -! i" 't niu i esceamgiy aisaf piidt log TI
ferrlt'.ity nfTilt repudiate the anarch. Uworjr Therechief ewitive appear to m i atorld In llitct k's
will l-e no ar.archv or disorder h.r .f st..t ... 1 u.i t .. . .
land fraud tmsinevs aay out In (.Wgotj that he prmi;
This i
" '-ai i.e gets las gt m. fU:ar:
wt ether t wins or lusee. ;ut e.mtt in.es wUn t tV
ptcme in tt .t.ett i-s;.s is hating a fit. anltt. man
with a Krji trt B . thsn laU hty sir ts in tt b ;
hes o" 'TPing his ppsr there e- a fv.irv tonight
to the editorial mi.il What da lsipi. il.e;t
wotad dj if he was rutm.ng the o.ster Ilav Tubus
wou.d he go right after t!.e gambler an I sal.-u k tns
and v Mators of Ue law who Ul in l.isown town w-wid
he print the t!:n that showed the 1 ral Unker was
k" ' ' 1 ' ! interest amntt wtu;d he df to go to
thecou-t t.useandg.t t! p.r..: pr;jH Ut Jul
and run It -r would he consider tha larger gv4 and
tek hi l)is.ntf m Und i l.ia.e at a? the pr..
t!cef Hjgam it t tail themi i .it of the fruit trust
In ( .if...rnit.f the vi.:ri .n of iw Maine
"it Is Oil thing to 1st a preVdeht With efty t!yiiid
a )ear taming on the in fd wttrr yoj w..fk .r iu4
.d 4uit another to ! tu editc-r tf a pper in a br.
mdewak. depemlent u.fi retaining the g.1 gtxcm of
tlie people ftf your I.Mirl and keep. There 1 Something
l'plnng in th .t j lUma lri(:(ti Ul fw t
fear SalunUr mght tt gi.e a ffewidei.t a i-our-
busting the trusts which the c runtrt e-titor. knowing
that the Ion ar getting tird of taking order for their
week svagea with. Caching store oae way d I
feel. !Use!t is a I rav. if rua. t
wuntry ptr and found that It cUirmaii of tU print.
Ing commit te In the co-mrU w a getting a good ms-y
oMers for pauper rurrie lu hi. tier contrary to tU
letter of the statute do you auppvw the president would
uii up in the week s ( ir and print all of the
news? troertke!aiIdd a l.ra thing In senl ig
the ir-.p to Chicago but If he had U-e ranfig ul
Uumrds luy Wki World do u t
have the hers to Jump on the druggist for lllt!
T mit e:w r to .it up with th t ;
lain! ebbdren wUnthey had U- arlet f.ver?
"J. ann ntsup5.dto t li.d.ff.re! to .wb'ic
can.or. but Jf.t.e was mnnn.g . uttlecuntr d! tn
VITlr 11 ( J rtn earn Ju
''""r":Ufl.Wii the.r ad if hed.a
?UK"T; I'-" -poat.Idrngl
I V r V: ;r' S 0M Tht.ternaicW
ever V ' " --.M
tvrr. A n.u can afford to I rtuf i -i ..
. . l ' ri-i w:o d roi t i ii
o ake!;)U.:(oit.nra!eandt.ta!. h MLy In
.sh Hut .upswing after he had plugged awat far
ii i l V h . r"0un!'"i.-rofhi gU
I wn ff v ' ry"r""" to com.
and were td 1mt at f fci( J;
f U )r Hay w th a httl.enfrprise 1
have no t rouble In running ;.t t-t of t. .
iki u U"" UU in of (Jure
b e.kat In hi prnt htgl teU!i M lf u mJ 1 '
nl .gacuntry ne.sparthere would! flv. tu'sand
fdthe te of laspm and thing Wp i. .
mthmisptn lUti ".I.u
"Tiiay not d-.$utH MeAiestet lof the frt tnjostlcea iwt hilf far a.r
Jtnf.lre'y unworthy cf Mm.
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